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Julie Tsirkin

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Capitol Hill Correspondent @NBCNews. First gen. Jersey Girl. Dog mom 🐶

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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
NEW: Two-term Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary last night after crossing President Trump He took aim at Trump -- though not by name -- during his concession speech... our latest for @Todayshow buff.ly/GRzJHle buff.ly/GRzJHle
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Sen. Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Primary After Opposing Trump
Two-term Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana lost his seat in Saturday’s primary election. Sen. Cassidy voted to convict President Trump for his actions on January 6th, defying his party and…
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
NEW this morning: President Trump back at the White House after a multiday diplomatic tour in Beijing he called a "great success" -- no formal agreements were reached Our latest reporting for @todayshow @nbcnews www.today.com/video/trump-... www.today.com/video/trump-...
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Trump Calls Beijing Summit a 'Success' as Results Remain Unclear
President Donald Trump arrived back in Washington, D.C. after a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping which was designed to thaw relations between the United States and China. The two leaders…
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
6.5 years ago I moved to DC as a baby reporter. Thrilled to share I’ll now be covering both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — continuing as a correspondent on Capitol Hill & joining our stellar White House team. Honored to tell the stories that matter with my @nbcnews.com family. (Enjoy the throwback)
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
NEW: The Trump admin's decision to freeze federal funds for two major infrastructure projects in NY could impact Republicans' efforts to gain control of the Governor's mansion in Jersey www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Frozen federal tunnel funds hit New Jersey's race for governor
Democrat Mikie Sherrill slammed the White House's decision to freeze funds amid the government shutdown. Republican Jack Ciattarelli's campaign placed the blame on Sherrill.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
scoop: Sen Chris Murphy is donating 100k from his political fund to Indivisible — the latest in a series of donations he says total ~1m to progressive organizing groups taking on the Trump admin Murphy said fellow Dems should take notes to “meet the moment” www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Sen. Chris Murphy sends funds to anti-Trump organizing groups
The Connecticut Democrat has distributed nearly $1 million this year to groups organizing against the Trump administration.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
NEW: Democrats are ramping up efforts to investigate Tom Homan over bribery allegations In a letter obtained 1st by NBC, Senate Homeland Cmte Dems led by Peters, Slotkin & Gallego urged AG Bondi to “immediately” release tapes & docs related to the probe www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Senate Democrats urge DOJ to release files related to border czar Tom Homan bribery investigation
Homan was investigated for allegedly accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents last year after indicating he could help win government contracts, which the White House has denied.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
President Trump is expected to sign a deal TOMORROW to facilitate the sale of TikTok from a Chinese-based company to a group of American investors, two senior White House officials tell @nbcnews.com. All parties, including China, agreed to the terms, they say. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Trump expected to sign a TikTok deal on Thursday
This structure will comply with a bipartisan law passed in 2024 that sought to ban TikTok if the platform were not sold to U.S.-based owners this year.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Happening now: Sen. Chris Murphy says the Trump administration is “choosing to exploit” the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk “to weaponize the federal government to destroy Donald Trump's political opposition.”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
SCOOP: Amid intense polarization, alleviating the rising cost of child care for millions of families is an area Republicans & Democrats could find common ground And that’s why a bipartisan group of Senators is working to expand a key grant program: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Bipartisan Senate group releases new bill to help increase affordable child care
The new legislation seeks to address rising child care costs by granting funding to states to help families who currently make too much money to qualify for assistance.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Democratic Gov Josh Shapiro is keynoting the Eradicate Hate summit in Pittsburgh, a group founded in the wake of the Tree of Life shooting He was introduced by former Gov Corbett, who shared that as a lifelong Republican, he and Shapiro agree on one thing: violence needs to end
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Sen. Bernie Sanders out with one of the strongest statements from any elected official about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and disturbing rise in political violence x.com/sensanders/s...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders on X: "The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life. A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation. No more political violence. https://t.co/SR71FJkiDz" / X
The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life. A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation. No more political violence. https://t.co/SR71FJkiDz
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
GOP Rep Don Bacon says he wishes President Trump would unite the country after Kirk shooting “But he’s a populist, and populists dwell on anger… I have to remind people, we had Democrats killed in Minnesota too, right?”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Speaker Johnson told us not many lawmakers took advantage of enhanced security $ over the summer, but after yesterday, members & spouses are scared They’d need to hire 5k (more) officers to secure all members, which isn’t possible, he said “You have to change the human heart”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NEW: Former Meta employees say they saw child abuse in VR before company blocked research In an exclusive interview with NBC News, one of the whistleblowers told me social media platforms are so unsafe, parents should keep their kids off of them — period www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Former Meta employees say they saw child abuse in VR before company blocked research
The former employees testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
TOMORROW: GOP & Democratic staff on the House Oversight Committee, including lawyers, will meet with the Epstein Estate in NY to view *unredacted* materials, like the Birthday book The House investigation is plowing ahead… @nbcnews.com
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Epstein survivors on the Hill say they have been “discussing creating our own list of names” Lisa Phillips: “We know the names. Many of us were abused by them. Together as survivors we will confidentially compile the names that were regularly in the Epstein world.”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🧵 Myrtle Beach — Rep Nancy Mace, holding her 1st town hall since announcing her run for Governor (and one of her only town halls this year), says she will “walk into every lions den” and talk to anyone The event is ticketed (free) but those who aren’t supportive of Mace are being asked to leave
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
NEW: Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin tells Democrats to 'go nuclear' in redistricting fight We went to her only town hall of the recess… and talked to the rising Democratic star about the future of the party & more www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin urges fellow Democrats to 'go nuclear' in redistricting fight
Slotkin told NBC News that she, like many Democrats, wants nonpartisan congressional maps. But if Republicans redraw the lines in Texas, Democrats should go on offense.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Hi @bsky.app! I’ll try to post here more often… 👋 👋 👋
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
WATCH: I traveled to rural parts of Missouri to hear from patients and providers directly Their message to lawmakers considering Medicaid cuts that would impact their funding? "There is no more fat to trim" www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
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‘We will see loss of life’: How GOP Medicaid reforms could threaten rural hospitals
NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Julie Tsirkin reports from rural Missouri, where some hospital leaders warn that Republicans’ Medicaid reforms could force closures and jeopardize care in underserv...
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Sen Tillis circulated a doc to Senate GOP last night outlining how the Medicaid provisions in their sweeping bill could hurt states, particularly red ones He estimates 600k people in his state could lose coverage but hasn’t said he’d oppose the bill www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis circulates document outlining potential damage from Medicaid provisions in Trump's big bill
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MS NOW @ms.now · 10/06/2025
Today: Primary election for NJ governor. @newsjul.bsky.social has the latest.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
NEWS: Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli wins GOP primary for New Jersey governor We're at his election night party where he is expected to address supporters any minute... Meanwhile Rep Mikie Sherrill leads the pack on the Dem side but race hasn't been called www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli wins GOP primary for New Jersey governor
NBC News projects a Republican primary win for the former state legislator, who has pitched himself as the Republican best positioned to win in November.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🧵It’s Primary Eve in the New Jersey Gubernatorial race, but a big focus is what’s happening across the country in LA… at least among the Democratic candidates & voters that we spent time with today
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
NEWS: Schumer's event tonight promoting his book on Antisemitism was interrupted by pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel protests The event went on as planned Schumer said: “The founding fathers said we might disagree on our views, but we should debate them and treat each other civilly"
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
NEW -- FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary on new vaccine guidelines: "I think the decision should be between a doctor and a pregnant woman" Admin hasn't released data behind the move On this, Makary opposes "the idea that the government has to tell you what to do" www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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FDA chief says pregnant women should decide on Covid vaccine with doctors
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to revoke the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant women has raised alarm among OB-GYNs.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
GOP leadership taking a victory lap after passing Trump’s Budget bill with narrow majority Whip Tom Emmer: “Don’t doubt House Republicans” Rep Lisa McClain: “Thank God for House Republicans” Speaker Johnson says media & Democrats “have been proven wrong” All tout Trump’s help
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
BREAKING: House GOP passes Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to extend 2017 tax cuts & includes no tax on tips & overtime But it also makes changes to Medicaid & repeals or phases out several clean energy tax credits 215-214-1 Two Republicans opposed, now it’s the Senate’s turn
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
House expected to vote early this morning on GOP budget bill Leader Jeffries is on the floor now, sharing stories from Americans in GOP districts who rely on social benefits “If your representatives won’t fight for you, we will fight for you,” he says as Dems applaud behind him
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
NEWS: Senate advances the GENIUS Act, which would provide regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers A long way to go (+ ? future in the house, which has its own version) but a HUGE step after 1st attempt failed Dems who voted no supported it today w/ promise of amendment vote
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
New to @nbcnews.com: Sen Approps Chair Susan Collins says Qatar jet gift to Trump is “rife with legal, ethical and practical impediments, including the potential for espionage”   “I’m not sure how we would be able to adequately inspect and outfit it to prevent that from happening.”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Big deal: Apple now backs the Kids Online Safety Act, which requires platforms to stop promotion of self-harm/sexual exploitation to minors It gives power to parents & most tech companies lobbied against it Schumer, Thune, Blumenthal, Blackburn reintroducing: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Sens. John Thune and Chuck Schumer reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act
The top Republican and Democrat in the Senate, John Thune, R-S.D., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are joining Sens.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 13/05/2025
Some Republican lawmakers express concern over Qatar gifting luxury jet to Trump. @newsjul.bsky.social has the latest www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. arrives to testify before the House in one of two hearings today on the budget He didn’t answer my questions, but there are also several Code Pink protestors here Lawmakers have a lot of questions for him: measles, autism, NIH funding, Medicaid, etc.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
ICYMI: Congress is trying to regulate the cryptocurrency industry… but do most members understand the differences between the digital assets? And where do discussions stand? Our deep dive www.nbcnews.com/now/video/co...
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Congress stalls crypto bill as Trump ties raise concerns
Congress is moving to regulate cryptocurrency, but a bipartisan bill on stablecoins stalled amid national security concerns and Trump’s growing ties to the industry.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
NEW: The Senate is expected to move forward with a vote on a bipartisan crypto regulation bill TODAY — but it’s unclear if enough Democrats will support it as negotiations are ongoing LOTS of new details @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Senate expected to forge ahead with vote to advance crypto bill with bipartisan talks ongoing
It’s unclear if enough Democrats, who have raised concerns over Trump’s ties to the industry, will support the measure for it to proceed.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Trump names functional medicine physician Dr. Casey Means - who is very close to RFK Jr. - as his next Surgeon General nominee truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A group of Senate Banking committee Democrats (and crypto-focused Republicans) are huddling right now to negotiate a path forward on the Stablecoin bill Leader Thune plans to move forward with it tomorrow despite opposition from some Democrats who want more guardrails
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
At the House hearing on Antisemitism, Georgetown professor David Cole admonishes the committee for holding hearings that “are not an attempt to find out what happened, but an attempt to chill protected speech” Cole argues that government should not play a role in this issue
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Asked Majority Leader John Thune if Republicans can flip the Georgia Senate seat if Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is the nominee: “We believe Georgia is going to be competitive. I have no idea who the Republican nominee would be at this point… but I'm encouraged by the fact there's lot of interest.”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
First to NBC: Senate Democrats unveil bill to expand startup tax credit for small businesses It seeks to help small business owners by expanding the startup tax credit from $5k to $50k, mirroring a campaign trail pledge from Kamala Harris www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Senate Democrats unveil bill to expand startup tax credit for small businesses
A group of Senate Democrats — many of whom won in battleground states in the 2024 election — introduced a bill today that seeks to help small-business owners
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
NEW: Susan Collins used her first hearing as chair of the appropriations panel to push back on the Trump admin's cuts to the National Institutes of Health Emily Stenson flew across the country with her young daughter to "put a face to childhood cancer" @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins urges Trump administration to reverse proposed medical research cuts
Collins, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Trump should use a “surgical approach, not a sledgehammer” at the National Institutes of Health.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
NEWS: National security adviser Michael Waltz is expected to depart his post Leader Schumer: "They should fire him, but they're firing the wrong guy. They should be firing Hegseth." buff.ly/JBjlFoO
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National security adviser Michael Waltz is expected to depart his post
Waltz was at the center of the Signal chat controversy, where a journalist was accidentally included in a discussion of sensitive military information.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Leader Schumer dodges on some Democrats' criticism over leadership's handling of the tariff vote yesterday (Dem Sen Whitehouse was overseas and they forced the vote anyway, which failed) Schumer calls it "a win-win either way" because they got Republicans, and VP Vance, on the record
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
49-49 the effort to rebuke Trump on tariffs failed 2 absences: Sens Whitehouse & McConnell, who would have voted for it McConnell spox: "The Senator has been consistent in opposing tariffs and that a trade war is not in the best interest of American households and businesses."
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Leaving a meeting with House Republicans, Sen Graham says President Trump is "open-minded" about adding work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, and believes the "only way" to achieve $1.5-2 trillion in spending cuts is by targeting "abuse" -- including ACA-era expansion
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
USTR Jamieson Greer told Senate GOP that countries are calling him to negotiate trade deals, and he is "optimistic" they will settle several of them in the next few weeks, according to two Senators who attended the meeting with Greer & Vice President J.D. Vance.
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Asked Sen Amy Klobuchar if she is interested in running to succeed Sen Dick Durbin in leadership: “I have a very important job to do right now. My job is to keep people unified and to keep them focused.” “There’s going to be dozens of people running for President, it appears.”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Leader Thune defends Trump administration on tariffs, telling me: “At the end of the day again, this administration is going to be judged by the results that they get” He suggests Trump’s low polls on the economy are “short term”
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Julie Tsirkin @newsjul.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Senate GOP leader Thune on President Trump’s first 100 days in office: “I’d say it’s promises made, promises kept”
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